3. Everyday is a school day

Trixie sat at her desk waiting for the final bell of the day. She loved school. All her friends were there, the teachers were ok and she was doing ok. But today she just wanted to go home, she knew her Mum and Maze were hiding something from her. Lucifer had gone away very suddenly and her Mum had been really sad ever since. Someone wasn't telling her something. She was determined to find out what had happened. If her mum and Lucifer had argued then she was sure she was going to be able to get them to make friends again. She tapped her pencil impatiently as her teacher walked over to her.

"Trixie? Are you with us today?"

"Oh! Yes Miss." Trixie smiled.

"You seem a little distracted."

"Sorry."

"Anything you want to ask?"

Trixie frowned slightly. "When adults fall out how can you get them to talk again?"

"Well." Miss Huxtable frowned. "Adults are pretty used to thinking about these things themselves. Are your parents arguing?"

"No." Trixie smiled. "Now they are divorced they are friends. It was being married that was the problem for them. My mum and our friend Lucifer. He is really funny and loves her but she and him fell out so we went travelling. And then they made friends and now they aren't and he has gone away this time. Its all very disconcerting." Trixie sighed heavily as her teacher watched her closely.

"Try not to worry. These things usually work out for the best."

The bell finally sounded as Trixie and her classmates began to run for the door.

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Luther's apartment was quiet as Maze walked through the doors. The furniture had been untouched since he had gone. He had left his piano lid open and nothing had been moved. It looked as if he had only left the room for a moment. Once again this reinforced her belief he had been too impulsive. One thing her friend was known for was being meticulous. Lucifer may have spent eternity in Hell but he was not the type to just do things. Until it came to keeping Chloe Decker safe. She shook her head. She wanted him back where he belonged.

"Lucifer." Maze turned in a circle, sensing that she was no longer alone.

"Hi."

"Jeez!" Maze through a cushion at the man now stood in front of her. "Amendial! What are you doing here? I thought you would be with Linda and Charlie."

"He's my brother. I want to help."

"You want to help us bring Lucifer back from Hell? Really?" She tilted her head to look at him. "Does Linda know you are here?"

"She's my partner, not my keeper."

"She is mortal. You are not. I get that you love her but dude. She is human. They have this habit of getting older and dying. You know that."

"And." He raised an eyebrow. "I am guessing you have had this conversation with Lucifer."

"About him and Chloe? Of course."

"And I am guessing he took as much notice of you as I am." Amendial smiled. "Linda and I are fine as we are. Now. I am guessing you have a plan to get Luci back here."

"Well."

"Well?"

"I'm working on it." Maze tapped her foot.

"I will take that as a no." He watched as she scowled at him.

"So?" Maze glared at him. "You have any ideas? You think you can come up with something."

Amendial shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not sure. I think I might be able to come up with something."

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Lucifer walked through the lower levels of Hell as he ignored the flames and shouts all around him. He knew Hell wasn't what the humans on Earth thought it was. There was no way the human condition could comprehend what the place was. Heat, flame and damnation was one thing but that was only part of the place. He knew he had been sent there as a punishment. That he had been there as the Fallen Angel but he had hoped that his brief time on Earth would have shown his Father that he was not deserving of being in Hell.

"Master."

"Go away."

"But I have news." Lucifer tried to keep his face impassive. The demon was bouncing along beside him, clearly excited about something.

"Go on."

"What is it? Master? What is it that you desire more than anything. Or anyone."

Lucifer stopped walking. He glared at the smaller demon. "Do not. I repeat DO NOT triffle with me."

"I am not."

"Say what you have to say."

"What you desire is within your reach. You just have to find the real, one true God of Hell. You have to find Satan, before he finds her."

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